Latest items for Burma/Myanmar
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that media platforms are used to portray certain women in degrading and sexualized ways through the distribution of explicit...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that media platforms are used to portray certain women in degrading and sexualized ways through the distribution of explicit...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: WAM-DATA-1
"Sexual messages were posted frequently (1,199 posts) and of these, sexually explicit images (204) and sexual videos (187) were common. Almost all of the images and videos (98%) targeted women, often using sexually explicit language in accompanying posts that criticized their pro-democracy views. Chomden’s video was circulating in one of the channels analyzed – almost six months after it was first posted elsewhere" (para 21). "A further analysis of the content of the messages by the non-profit looked at the types of abuse and hate speech in 220 posts across Telegram, Facebook and Twitter (the majority on Telegram) and found that at least half of the posts were doxxing women...more
Variables: WAM-DATA-1
"Sexual messages were posted frequently (1,199 posts) and of these, sexually explicit images (204) and sexual videos (187) were common. Almost all of the images and videos (98%) targeted women, often using sexually explicit language in accompanying posts that criticized their pro-democracy views. Chomden’s video was circulating in one of the channels analyzed – almost six months after it was first posted elsewhere" (para 21). "A further analysis of the content of the messages by the non-profit looked at the types of abuse and hate speech in 220 posts across Telegram, Facebook and Twitter (the majority on Telegram) and found that at least half of the posts were doxxing women...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"A CNN analysis identified hundreds of sexual videos and images used in pro-military Telegram channels abusing women, often for having pro-democracy views, and hundreds more using sexual terms to achieve the same goal. A separate analysis by Myanmar Witness – a project run by the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience that uses open-source tools to uncover human rights abuses – in collaboration with grassroots organization Sisters2Sisters published recently looked at more than one million Telegram posts following the coup and found further evidence of this. 'We saw that (up to) 90% of the abusive posts were perpetrated by channels that appear to be pro-military and pro-SAC and ultra-nationalist groups …...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"A CNN analysis identified hundreds of sexual videos and images used in pro-military Telegram channels abusing women, often for having pro-democracy views, and hundreds more using sexual terms to achieve the same goal. A separate analysis by Myanmar Witness – a project run by the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience that uses open-source tools to uncover human rights abuses – in collaboration with grassroots organization Sisters2Sisters published recently looked at more than one million Telegram posts following the coup and found further evidence of this. 'We saw that (up to) 90% of the abusive posts were perpetrated by channels that appear to be pro-military and pro-SAC and ultra-nationalist groups …...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Multiple experts expressed concern to CNN about links between these channels and the military, and the report goes on to suggest that some pro-military Telegram channels appear to be coordinating with the military itself, doxxing women who oppose it and seeming to make sure the junta is aware of private details that could be used to locate and arrest them. It highlights two cases of women being arrested shortly after being doxxed and of posts celebrating, or claiming credit for, their arrests. 'We’ve seen two high profile cases where two well-known women were arrested right after being doxxed. The channels also rejoiced after their arrests. When such things happen, you...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Multiple experts expressed concern to CNN about links between these channels and the military, and the report goes on to suggest that some pro-military Telegram channels appear to be coordinating with the military itself, doxxing women who oppose it and seeming to make sure the junta is aware of private details that could be used to locate and arrest them. It highlights two cases of women being arrested shortly after being doxxed and of posts celebrating, or claiming credit for, their arrests. 'We’ve seen two high profile cases where two well-known women were arrested right after being doxxed. The channels also rejoiced after their arrests. When such things happen, you...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are subjected to online harassment, objectification and misogynistic treatment through the non-consensual sharing of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are subjected to online harassment, objectification and misogynistic treatment through the non-consensual sharing of...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women perceived as opposing the government are targeted through gendered abuse and humiliation. This suggests the use...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"When she [Chomden, female political activist from Myanmar] saw the message, the 25-year-old said she froze “like a statue,” her phone falling from her hand. She had just been doxxed. A video of a naked Chomden – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – having sex with a former boyfriend, along with her name and Facebook profile picture, was circulating on a public channel on the messaging platform Telegram, and many of the group’s approximately 10,000 followers had begun sending her abusive messages" (para 2-3). This information shows that certain women perceived as opposing the government are targeted through gendered abuse and humiliation. This suggests the use...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"'The Myanmar military has, for decades, used sexual and gender-based violence as a targeted weapon,' Radhakrishnan [Akila Radhakrishnan, president of the Global Justice Center] told CNN. 'Women and women’s bodies are really viewed in a very narrow mindset by the military, and that reflects on the acts that they perpetrate against women, whether that is physical violence, whether that is other types of violence, the latest being the use of technology'" (para 37). "Linn – CNN is not using her full name out of concern for her safety – is a social activist who has been vocal about human rights violations and women’s rights in Myanmar since 2017. She was...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"'The Myanmar military has, for decades, used sexual and gender-based violence as a targeted weapon,' Radhakrishnan [Akila Radhakrishnan, president of the Global Justice Center] told CNN. 'Women and women’s bodies are really viewed in a very narrow mindset by the military, and that reflects on the acts that they perpetrate against women, whether that is physical violence, whether that is other types of violence, the latest being the use of technology'" (para 37). "Linn – CNN is not using her full name out of concern for her safety – is a social activist who has been vocal about human rights violations and women’s rights in Myanmar since 2017. She was...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Sexual messages were posted frequently (1,199 posts) and of these, sexually explicit images (204) and sexual videos (187) were common. Almost all of the images and videos (98%) targeted women, often using sexually explicit language in accompanying posts that criticized their pro-democracy views. Chomden’s video was circulating in one of the channels analyzed – almost six months after it was first posted elsewhere" (para 21). This information shows quantitative data on gender-based exploitation of certain women in Myanmar who hold democratic political views, including the scale and frequency of sexually explicit content used to target women. The data indicates a widespread and systematic pattern of abuse directed at certain women...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Sexual messages were posted frequently (1,199 posts) and of these, sexually explicit images (204) and sexual videos (187) were common. Almost all of the images and videos (98%) targeted women, often using sexually explicit language in accompanying posts that criticized their pro-democracy views. Chomden’s video was circulating in one of the channels analyzed – almost six months after it was first posted elsewhere" (para 21). This information shows quantitative data on gender-based exploitation of certain women in Myanmar who hold democratic political views, including the scale and frequency of sexually explicit content used to target women. The data indicates a widespread and systematic pattern of abuse directed at certain women...more
March 24, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"When men are targeted, posts typically insinuate that they are linked to terrorist groups working to bring down the junta, multiple experts from NGOs and digital rights groups in the region told CNN. But when women are doxxed [meaning their private information is shared online as a form of punishment or revenge], the attacks frequently feature sexist hate speech, often coupled with explicit sexual imagery and video footage of them, as was Chomden’s experience" (para 15). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are treated differently from men in politically motivated targeting, with women subjected to sexualized abuse rather than non-gendered accusations. This reflects gender-based differential treatment that limits...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"When men are targeted, posts typically insinuate that they are linked to terrorist groups working to bring down the junta, multiple experts from NGOs and digital rights groups in the region told CNN. But when women are doxxed [meaning their private information is shared online as a form of punishment or revenge], the attacks frequently feature sexist hate speech, often coupled with explicit sexual imagery and video footage of them, as was Chomden’s experience" (para 15). This information shows that certain women in Myanmar are treated differently from men in politically motivated targeting, with women subjected to sexualized abuse rather than non-gendered accusations. This reflects gender-based differential treatment that limits...more
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
2
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
3
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
3
Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Myanmar in 2023 was 1.28 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 0.14 per 100,000.
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Myanmar in 2023 was 1.28 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 0.14 per 100,000.
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Myanmar in 2023 was 18.7%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Myanmar in 2023 was 18.7%.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Myanmar's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Myanmar's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life.
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the United Nations Population Fund – Myanmar, complications arising from unsafe abortions are a leading cause of death for pregnant people in Myanmar" (Para 5).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the United Nations Population Fund – Myanmar, complications arising from unsafe abortions are a leading cause of death for pregnant people in Myanmar" (Para 5).
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Myanmar, abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy can be proven to be a risk to the life of the birth parent. The laws governing abortion have not changed since they were first enacted in the 19th century, when Myanmar (also known as Burma) was under British colonial rule. In 2013, the country began developing a new law in order to meet international norms on gender and sexual-based violence, providing activists with some hope that the country might update its outdated laws on abortion. Medication abortion involves taking two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, displayed here on a smartphone. Until last July, the FDA required these medications to be dispensed in...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Myanmar, abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy can be proven to be a risk to the life of the birth parent. The laws governing abortion have not changed since they were first enacted in the 19th century, when Myanmar (also known as Burma) was under British colonial rule. In 2013, the country began developing a new law in order to meet international norms on gender and sexual-based violence, providing activists with some hope that the country might update its outdated laws on abortion. Medication abortion involves taking two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, displayed here on a smartphone. Until last July, the FDA required these medications to be dispensed in...more
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"The threat of significant jail time for people in Myanmar who have an abortion has given rise to a network of black market abortion pills and providers. Some of the resulting underground abortions are dangerous, and because of the looming threat of strict sentences, people who undergo them likely choose not to seek post-abortion care, exposing themselves to potential long-term medical and psychological consequences" (Para 5). "One group, the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, recently published a recipe for a homemade medical abortion pill online. Like the Jane Collective’s underground procedures, these do-it-yourself abortion pills can carry serious risks. They could have dangerous interactions with other medications or conditions, and they...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"The threat of significant jail time for people in Myanmar who have an abortion has given rise to a network of black market abortion pills and providers. Some of the resulting underground abortions are dangerous, and because of the looming threat of strict sentences, people who undergo them likely choose not to seek post-abortion care, exposing themselves to potential long-term medical and psychological consequences" (Para 5). "One group, the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, recently published a recipe for a homemade medical abortion pill online. Like the Jane Collective’s underground procedures, these do-it-yourself abortion pills can carry serious risks. They could have dangerous interactions with other medications or conditions, and they...more
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he military junta, which routinely uses rape as a weapon of war and form of punishment" (Para 4).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he military junta, which routinely uses rape as a weapon of war and form of punishment" (Para 4).
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"The fear of judgement and family honour being tarnished forces women to choose unsafe methods purely out of fear of judgement and long-term association that could lower their chances of getting married into a good family" (Para 40).
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"The fear of judgement and family honour being tarnished forces women to choose unsafe methods purely out of fear of judgement and long-term association that could lower their chances of getting married into a good family" (Para 40).
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The lack of access to safe abortions in Myanmar is a symptom of a larger lack of sexual and reproductive health education. Most Myanmar schools do not offer sex education as a separate subject, leaving many young people to grow up uninformed. In 2020, senior Buddhist monks took to Facebook to denounce a government proposal to offer sex education in schools, and when a doctor derided them in response, he was charged with insulting the clergy and sentenced to 21 months in prison" (Para 38-39).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The lack of access to safe abortions in Myanmar is a symptom of a larger lack of sexual and reproductive health education. Most Myanmar schools do not offer sex education as a separate subject, leaving many young people to grow up uninformed. In 2020, senior Buddhist monks took to Facebook to denounce a government proposal to offer sex education in schools, and when a doctor derided them in response, he was charged with insulting the clergy and sentenced to 21 months in prison" (Para 38-39).
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In Myanmar, having an abortion can be a life or death situation. According to the United Nations Population Fund, abortion complications are one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in the country" (Para 16). "Myanmar feminists say that unjust laws and decades of deeply rooted patriarchal culture make accessing safe options nearly impossible, and the laws often force people with unwanted pregnancies to turn to dangerous alternatives" (Para 18). "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people with unwanted pregnancies could circumvent Myanmar’s anti-abortion laws by traveling to Bangkok or Singapore. Today, however, with borders closed throughout Asia, more women are forced to perform the procedure on themselves through risky, often unhygienic...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In Myanmar, having an abortion can be a life or death situation. According to the United Nations Population Fund, abortion complications are one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in the country" (Para 16). "Myanmar feminists say that unjust laws and decades of deeply rooted patriarchal culture make accessing safe options nearly impossible, and the laws often force people with unwanted pregnancies to turn to dangerous alternatives" (Para 18). "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people with unwanted pregnancies could circumvent Myanmar’s anti-abortion laws by traveling to Bangkok or Singapore. Today, however, with borders closed throughout Asia, more women are forced to perform the procedure on themselves through risky, often unhygienic...more
Aug. 16, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The danger stems from the fact that abortions are illegal in Myanmar unless the person seeking one can prove their life is at risk. Strict laws criminalise those who perform abortions for other reasons, and violators can face up to seven years in prison" (Para 17). "Myanmar’s criminalisation of abortion dates back to a colonial-era Penal Code, first enacted in 1861. Under Article 312 of that code, anyone who performs an abortion, including on oneself, for any reason other than to save the woman’s life, is subject to up to three years in prison, a fine, or both. For late-term abortions, the penalty rises to seven years. In 2013, lawmakers...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The danger stems from the fact that abortions are illegal in Myanmar unless the person seeking one can prove their life is at risk. Strict laws criminalise those who perform abortions for other reasons, and violators can face up to seven years in prison" (Para 17). "Myanmar’s criminalisation of abortion dates back to a colonial-era Penal Code, first enacted in 1861. Under Article 312 of that code, anyone who performs an abortion, including on oneself, for any reason other than to save the woman’s life, is subject to up to three years in prison, a fine, or both. For late-term abortions, the penalty rises to seven years. In 2013, lawmakers...more
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"SFM says its research is an attempt to investigate and hold perpetrators to account for human rights violations carried out by government forces in Myanmar against protesters and civilians" (par. 3).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"SFM says its research is an attempt to investigate and hold perpetrators to account for human rights violations carried out by government forces in Myanmar against protesters and civilians" (par. 3).
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"It has been six years since a murderous crackdown in Rakhine state forced more than 750,000 Rohingya Muslims – half of them children – across the border into refugee camps in Bangladesh" (par. 6).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"It has been six years since a murderous crackdown in Rakhine state forced more than 750,000 Rohingya Muslims – half of them children – across the border into refugee camps in Bangladesh" (par. 6).
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"New research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders in the Myanmar military, many of whom hold powerful political positions in the country, were responsible for crimes including rape, torture, killings and forced disappearances carried out by units under their command between 2011 and 2023. The research, by the Security Force Monitor (SFM), a project run by Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, states that 64% – 51 of 79 – of all Myanmar’s senior military commanders are responsible for war crimes" (par. 1-2).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"New research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders in the Myanmar military, many of whom hold powerful political positions in the country, were responsible for crimes including rape, torture, killings and forced disappearances carried out by units under their command between 2011 and 2023. The research, by the Security Force Monitor (SFM), a project run by Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, states that 64% – 51 of 79 – of all Myanmar’s senior military commanders are responsible for war crimes" (par. 1-2).
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"But, despite being widely documented, there has never been a realistic path to hold the perpetrators to account for women such as Khatun" (par. 11). "In 2019, the international criminal court (ICC) approved a full investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by Myanmar but progress has been slow" (par. 12).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"But, despite being widely documented, there has never been a realistic path to hold the perpetrators to account for women such as Khatun" (par. 11). "In 2019, the international criminal court (ICC) approved a full investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by Myanmar but progress has been slow" (par. 12).
April 29, 2025, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The violence carried out by the Myanmar military, which has been described as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” by the UN, saw entire villages razed, tens of thousands killed and women and children gang-raped" (par. 7). "Among the survivors was Fatima Khatun, 24, who has been living in the squalid Kutupalong camp in the Bangladeshi port of Cox’s Bazar ever since. She still has nightmares about what happened to her in the summer of 2017. Khatun had been hiding in the forest after her house was burned down by the Myanmar military when two soldiers found her. One pinned her down while the other brutally raped her. 'They held...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The violence carried out by the Myanmar military, which has been described as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” by the UN, saw entire villages razed, tens of thousands killed and women and children gang-raped" (par. 7). "Among the survivors was Fatima Khatun, 24, who has been living in the squalid Kutupalong camp in the Bangladeshi port of Cox’s Bazar ever since. She still has nightmares about what happened to her in the summer of 2017. Khatun had been hiding in the forest after her house was burned down by the Myanmar military when two soldiers found her. One pinned her down while the other brutally raped her. 'They held...more